David Beckham: The Moments That Made Them
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Was David Beckham underrated during his playing career?
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Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Micah Ritchies, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. On today's episode of Premier League Greats, the moments that made them, we are focusing on, well, more than just a footballer, I would say. I think a genuine, genuine global superstar. And perhaps the first footballer to do that in many ways, perhaps after someone like George Best, but that was probably more a UK thing. But this guy almost transcends football in many ways, although he's stuck with it all his life and now he's the owner of a football club as well. I think he probably works out who it is now. Golden Balls himself. A certain David Beckham. Sir David Beckham. Sir, let's get it right. Sir David.
Sir Bex, I think. Sir Bex. Which is one of those people I kind of bump into at strange places over the years, on trains or I remember seeing him at South House, places like that. Always charming, always warm, engaging, very pleasant, like him a lot. You know him. You actually work with him as well. You've been on his show.
Yeah, CBS, Beckham and Friends. Beckham and Friends. Yeah, Tom Cruise, just big hitters, you know what I mean? Yeah. I feel like when I come here, you're bringing me down, you know?
If you're going to drop some names, lads.
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Brady. Beckham. Micah Richards.
It just flows. It flows. It just flows. No, it was Champions League final. He did a show in the studio, did the semi-final, but then the final, we went out to do, and he brought a couple of his mates, hence Beckham and friends. And it was just surreal going in there, because they're proper icons, aren't they? And I'm just like trying to have some banter with them. They're probably thinking, who's this idiot? Yeah.
And Alan, you'd have been his captain before he became a latterly England captain. Yeah, obviously played with him and was his captain in 98 for the 98 World Cup. Of course, when he got that red card. I don't think anyone could have imagined what was going to happen to him after what happened with the red card. It was unbelievable. Venom. Venom. For him to go through that and come through to the side of it I think tells you everything about his character. How tough he had to be. And also I think how much Sir Alex Ferguson looked after him and protected him. Because there were burning effigies. It was incredible what he had to go through after that. So to come through that and get to the other end of it was amazing what he did.
Did you give him any advice or, you know, did you rally around him or what was it like?
You know, in the dressing room afterwards, it was basically like, it was just like a silence. It was a, oh my God.
I presume none of the players had a go at him though. I mean, not like the fans did because the fans were right around the country, weren't they?
Yeah, I can't remember anyone saying anything negative to him in the dressing room on whether... Glenn Hoddle said things after or whatever. I can't remember.
He did, didn't he? Glenn did to the press and he almost threw him under the bus in a way. I don't know whether he did it inadvertently.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Was David Beckham underrated during his playing career?
0:00–5:49
2
What moments defined David Beckham's career at Manchester United?
5:49–10:57
3
How did Beckham's free-kick technique influence modern players?
10:57–13:11
4
What challenges did Beckham face after the 1998 World Cup?
13:11–17:56
5
How did Beckham's relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson evolve?
17:56–20:08
6
What impact did Beckham have on football culture and celebrity?
20:08–23:30
7
How did Beckham transition from player to club owner?
23:30–24:16
Speakers
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